bullet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊlɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʊlɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏlit)

Inflections of 'bullet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bullets
v 3rd person singular
bulleting
v pres p
bulleted
v past
bulleted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bullet n (gun projectile)bala nf
 The x-ray shows that the bullet is lodged in the patient's shoulder.
 La radiografía muestra que la bala está alojada en el hombro del paciente.
bullet n (short for bullet point)viñeta nf
 Bullets look better for a list than numbers in most cases.
 En la mayoría de los casos, las viñetas quedan mejor para una lista que los números.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bullet adj (finance: loan, bond) (voz inglesa: préstamo)bullet adj
 With a bullet loan, you repay everything in one go when the term is up.
 Con un préstamo bullet, puedes pagar todo de una sola vez cuando se termina el plazo.
bullet n (ammunition cartridge)balas nfpl
  municiones nmpl
 The hunters stopped at a store to buy more bullets.
 Los cazadores pararon en una tienda para comprar más balas.
bullet n ([sth] shaped like gun projectile)perdigón nm
  proyectil nm
 The horse bucked and kicked up bullets of mud.
 El caballo corcoveó y coceó despidiendo perdigones de barro.
bullet n (security with single maturity date) (voz inglesa)préstamo bullet nm + adj
bullet n (final loan repayment) (de un préstamo bullet)pago final grupo nom
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bite the bullet v expr figurative, informal (do [sth] unpleasant)hacer de tripas corazón expr
  tragar lo que venga expr
 You will just have to bite the bullet; there's no other option.
 Tendrás que hacer de tripas corazón, no hay otra opción.
 Tendrás que tragar lo que venga, no hay otra opción.
  (AR, coloquial)bancársela v prnl
  (ES, coloquial)tragar vi
 Tendrás que bancártela, no hay otra opción.
bullet casing n (guns: shell of a bullet) (de bala)casquillo nm
bullet hole n (hole made by a fired bullet)orificio de bala nm
 The bullet hole through his chest marked the path the bullet took as it flew through him.
  agujero de bala nm
bullet point n (dot before list item)viñeta nf
 The boss would prefer a simple list of items with bullet points, rather than long descriptions.
 To create a list of bullet points, click on the icon.
 El jefe prefiere una lista sencilla de ítems con viñetas antes que largas descripciones.
bullet train n (Japan: fast rail service)tren bala loc nom m
 I caught the bullet train, which as always was very punctual.
 Viajé en el tren bala, que como siempre fue muy puntual.
bullet wound n (injury caused by a firearm)herida de bala nf
 That hospital has a doctor on staff who specializes in treating bullet wounds.
 El hospital cuenta con un doctor especializado en el tratamiento de heridas de bala.
bulletproof,
also UK: bullet-proof
adj
(resistant to bullets)blindado/a adj
  (coloquial)antibalas adj inv
  a prueba de balas loc adj
 The President's car is fitted with bulletproof glass.
 El coche del presidente tiene vidrios blindados.
bulletproof vest,
also UK: bullet-proof vest
n
(protective jacket)chaleco antibalas nm + adj
 He is alive today because a bulletproof vest stopped the bullet that was meant to kill him.
 Está vivo porque un chaleco antibalas detuvo la bala que iba a matarlo.
dodge a bullet v expr figurative, informal (avoid [sth] unpleasant) (coloquial)librarse de una buena loc verb
dumdum,
dumdum bullet
n
informal (expanding bullet) (bala)dum-dum nm
magic bullet n figurative (instant or fool-proof remedy)panacea nf
 When antibiotics were discovered they were considered to be magic bullets.
 Cuando se descubrieron los antibióticos fueron considerado la panacea.
  santo remedio loc nom m
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Apenas le di el juguete, santo remedio, dejó de llorar.
plastic bullet n (law: nonlethal weapon)bala de goma grupo nom
silver bullet n (direct or immediate solution)solución milagrosa loc nom f
  (ES: informal)mano de santo loc nom f
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'bullet' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: bullet holes in the [car, wall], the bullet [casing, shell, cartridge], [has, admitted for] a bullet wound, more...

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